A collection of some fairly easy tips and trick for google sites.

1. By Marlena Hebern
Rock Star Petaluma 2015
@mhebern
marlenahebern.com
Google Sites
EASY and SIMPLE
Tips and Tricks

2. Did you say
EASY!

3. Uhhh, pretty
much!

4. Add a logo
Chang navigation bar
Add an image
Make a table and hide the lines
Change page types
Make subpages
Insert pictures and YouTube
Allow individuals to edit a page
Turn on and off email notices
Add a Favicon
Edit in Pixlar
ALL that?

5. All together now: control bar
EDIT ADD
PAGE
MORE SHARE

6. There’s
more?

7. Yep!

8. Add a Favicon
More
Manage Site
Attachments
Upload
Browse
Favicon must be
named favicon.ico
Upload image to top
level

9. Add a Logo
More
Edit layout
Click on the header
Upload image
Click on
the
header
Choose file

10. Navigation Bar: horizontal or vertical
More
Edit Site Layout
Select Horizontal Navigation
AND Deselect Sidebar

11. Add Images
Insert
Upload
Highlight
OK

12. Hide border by editing html code
Edit page
HTML
Delete after “Table”
until just before >

13. Hide border by editing html code
START
END

14. Change page type
Add Page
Name
Choose type

15. Change page type: web page
Add Page
Name
Choose type
Web page
This is your typical
website page

16. Change page type: announcements
Add Page
Name
Choose type
Announcement
Use for news,
announcements, or
blogging!

17. Change page type: fIle cabinet
Add Page
Name
Choose type
File Cabinet
Stay organized or
submit work to the T

18. Change page type: list
Add Page
Name
Choose type
Choose template
List

19. Change page type: list
Add Page
Name
Choose type
Choose template
List
Log progress on a
project

20. Change page type: start page
Add Page
Name
Choose type
Start page
Insert
More Gadgets
Customize,
add calendars,
gadgets

21. Creating subpages More
Edit Site Layout
Click on pages
The editing
window pops up
Add page
Move up or down
or indent with the
arrows
Save
Click
on
pages

22. Insert YouTube videos
Edit
Insert
YouTube
Insert link
Save

23. Insert pictures Edit
Insert
Image
Upload Image
Choose your image
Click on the image thumbnail
OK
Save

24. Page level permissions
STEP ONE:
Share
Sharing and permissions
Note: share with individuals
first to view only

25. Page level permissions
STEP TWO:
Enable page level permissions
Change settings for individual
students to edit by changing the
permissions one by one
This icon means the
page level
permissions are
turned on

26. Email notices of student web changes

27. Email notices of student web changes
More
Manage site
Recent site changes
Suscribe
To stop emails return to
this page and
unsuscribe

28. Resize an image in Pixlar
Open an image
Image size
Resize- leaving concentration proportions checked
Save ( to desktop)

29. Remove Solid Background in Pixlar
1. Unlock the
layer
2. Grab the
magic wand

30. Remove Solid Background in Pixlar
3. Click to highlight the
color you wish to remove
4. Delete
5. Save as a PNG which
allows the transparent layer
to stay intact
6. Insert into your project
from your computer

31. @mhebern
Resources at:
marlenahebern.com
But wait, there’s
MORE!